Rising sun, falling skies : the disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II
Cox, Jeffrey R.2014
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A fresh look at the disastrous Java Sea Campaign of 1941-42 which heralded a wave of Japanese naval victories in the Pacific but which eventually sowed the seeds of their eventual change in fortunes. In the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese juggernaut quickly racked up victory after victory. Desperate to secure resource-rich regions in the Pacific and ensure their continued dominance of South East Asia, Japanese forces were determined in their efforts to conquer Malaya, Singapore and the oil-rich islands around Java Sea - Borneo, Sumatra and Java itself. In the face of this seemingly unstoppable tide stood a small Allied force - American, Australian, British, and Dutch. This title explores the subsequent Java Sea Campaign.
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Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2014.
Collation:
368 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781780967264 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5426
Language:
English
BRN:
1274070